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NEW DELHI: Talks between BJP and PDP for government formation in J&K have progressed further, but the issue does not appear to have taken any concrete shape and may drag on for a few more days as the two parties try to reach a consensus on contentious matters like Afspa, Article 370 and the post of chief minister. BJP chief Amit Shah held a meeting with the state's core group leaders to know their view on the future course of action. Sources said the state unit was of the view that PDP would be a more stable alliance partner than others.

MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: There is discontent brewing between French hospitality major Accor and Rahul Bhatia-led InterGlobe Enterprises over upcoming hotel projects, with an absence of consensus at the board level, people familiar with the matter told ET. Their joint venture, InterGlobe Hotels, was set up to develop a network of Ibis branded hotels throughout India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. "The bone of contention is the Accor tie-up with another company to build Formule1 hotels.

VARKALA: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the Centre would think of bringing an anti-conversion law if there was concensus among political parties on the matter. If all stood firmly in the religion they believe in and follow its culture, there was no need for any conversion, he said at a function in Sivagiri Math here. However, if there was consensus among poitical parties on this matter, governmemnt would think of brining an anti-conversion law, Singh said.

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee , who has been conferred with the Bharat Ratna on the eve of his 90th birthday, was a product of the democratic system and realised "the virtues of both consensus and harmony". "Atalji is the product of a democratic system, and trained in parliamentary values. He realised the virtues of both consensus and harmony...," Jaitley said in an article. "He was unquestionably the greatest orator India has heard since Independence.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged Prime Minister Modi to first allay the fears of the States' on the Goods and Services Tax issue, go in for consensus and then consider the GST Bill's adoption. "The Centre must ensure that the States' fears are allayed and a true consensus is achieved before such a far reaching reform is attempted," Panneerselvam said in a letter to Modi. "I strongly urge you against hustling through the Constitutional Amendment Bill hastily as such a move is bound to have serious long term implications for the fiscal autonomy and revenue position of the States," he said.

NEW DELHI: Government today said it will move on implementation of the controversial Uniform Civil Code as per the spirit of the Constitution and will start at the earliest the process wider consultations for a consensus. "I assure the House to move forward on the Uniform Civil Code and it is our duty to implement it...we will move forward as mandated by the Constitution," Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said in the Rajya Sabha . Replying to a question by Rajeev Shukla ( Congress )

KATHMANDU: CPN-Maoist leader Prachanda today warned that it would not be possible to draft the new Nepal Constitution without consensus from all the political parties. "It would not be possible to promulgate the new constitution by the January 22, 2015 deadline, as promised by the political parties, if consensus could not be forged on the key issues of the Constitution within a couple of days," Prachanda said. "The political parties have not yet agreed on the key issues of the constitution including forms of governance, number of federal units, electoral system and judicial system," said Prachanda whose actual name is Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

In a chat with ET Now, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Consulting Editor, ET Now, shares her views on whether the RBI will go in for a rate cut or not in its policy tomorrow. Excerpts Nikunj Dalmia: Every man and his dog are betting on a rate cut by the RBI Governor, but the consensus view is that we may get a status quo tomorrow. What's your take? Mythili Bhusnurmath: I would not rule out a rate cut because the RBI Governor in his very first speech in September 2013 said that the central bank would never say 'never'.

PARIS: India today called for a "political consensus" on phasing down climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons and asked the UN to convene a special session of the Montreal Protocol to address concerns of developing nations amid efforts by US-led developed nations to push for a global treaty on HFCs. Showing flexibility in its approach to the issue of phasing down of HFCs at the UN conference on Montreal Protocol here, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that nations should agree for an Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

FATEHPUR: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has said that a temple of Lord Ram would be constructed at Ayodhya with the consensus of all sections of the society, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On her first visit to her parliamentary constituency after being appointed as Minister of State for Food Processing Industries at the Centre, Jyoti while talking to the reporters last night said PM Modi would get a temple constructed at Ayodhya with the consensus of all sections of the society.